Effect of thoracic epidural anesthesia on postoperative outcome in major liver surgery: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Postoperative complications after major liver surgery are common. Thoracic epidural anesthesia may provide beneficial effects on postoperative outcome. We strove to compare postoperative outcomes in major liver surgery patients with and without thoracic epidural anesthesia.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study in a single university medical center. Patients undergoing elective major liver surgery between April 2012 and December 2016 were eligible for inclusion. We divided patients into two groups according to whether or not they had thoracic epidural anesthesia for major liver surgery. The primary outcome was postoperative hospital length of stay, i.e., from day of surgery until hospital discharge. Secondary outcomes included 30-day postoperative mortality a

SUBMITTER: Behem CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10148777 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature